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HB1297 • 2026

Landlord and Tenant

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to real property.

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Sponsor
Powell, Lowe
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or consequences for non-compliance.

Changing Notice Period for Landlord-Tenant Issues

This bill changes the notice period from three days to three business days when a landlord needs to terminate a rental agreement due to certain issues.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the notice period from three days to three business days if a tenant or someone with their permission commits a violent act, behaves dangerously, creates hazardous conditions, or refuses to vacate after entering as an unauthorized occupant.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Landlords who manage rental properties in Tennessee
  • Tenants living in rental properties in Tennessee

Terms To Know

business day
A regular workday, excluding weekends and holidays.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the three business days fall on a weekend or holiday.
  • It is unclear how this change will be enforced or monitored by local authorities.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  2. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  3. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1092
By Lowe

HOUSE BILL 1297
By Powell

HB1297
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66;
Title 67 and Title 68, relative to real property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-28-517(a), is amended by
deleting "three (3) days" and substituting "three (3) business days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.